Using the ICSID Convention, the New York Convention, and/or an Alternative Method. Clinic: Queen's/UOttawa, Spring 2019 Beneficiary: Trade Law Bureau, Global Affairs Canada Summary of Issue Statements and Brief Answers (The full memo can be found here) * 1. Would a multilateral investment court’s (MIC) awards be enforceable using the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention? Brief Answer: No, under the current ICSID Convention MIC awa

Clinic: Graduate Institute, Fall 2018 Executive Summary* ** * Executive Summary in French below ** Confidential Report The agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was signed in March 2018 by 44 members of the African Union. If ratified, this agreement will create the world's largest free trade area. As the first phase of the AfCFTA negotiations ends, the State Parties to the AfCFTA wish to develop a strategy to promote their interest in the tra

Clinic: National University of Singapore, Fall 2018 Executive Summary Read the full report here Prohibitions on performance requirements (“PPRs”) in international investment agreements (“IIAs”) are one of the core issues in investment negotiations today. The controversy stirred from these obligations is a key area of concern for all states which have entered into bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) and Free Trade Agreements (“FTA”) (collectively, “IIAs”). This paper attemp